The National WWII Museum in New Orleans will host several events for veterans and their families on Memorial Day.

The National WWII Museum in New Orleans will host several events for veterans and their families on Memorial Day.

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Updated: 6:43 AM CDT May 25, 2015

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WEBVTT OF CHARGES IN MISSISSIPPI.TODAY IS MEMORIAL DAY.FOR MOST OF US, IT'S A DAY OFFFROM WORK.SULA: FOR OTHERS, IT'S A SOMBERHOLIDAY.A DAY WHEN WE REMEMBER THE MENAND WOMEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVESFIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM.WDSU REPORTER KELSEY DAVIS ISLIVE AT THE WORLD WAR II MUSEUM.KELSEY, TELL US HOW THE MUSEUMIS COMMEMORATING TODAY.KELSEY: GOOD MORNING.A LOT OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIESPLANNED HERE AT THE WORLD WAR IIMUSEUM TODAY.IT IS OPEN FOR BUSINESSASUSUAL.SEVERAL OF EVENTS PLANNED TOCOMMEMORATE MEMORIAL DAY 2015.THAT IS GOING TO START AT 10:30A.M. THIS MORNING WITH APERFORMANCE BY THE MARINE CORPSQUINTET.IT IS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BYTHE MUSEUM MEMORIAL DAYCOMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY.THAT IS GOING TO BE OUTSIDE OFTHE U.S. FREEDOM PAVILION AT11:00 THIS MORNING.AT THEIR CAR THIS AFTERNOON, YOUHEARD US TALK ABOUT THIS EARLIERTHIS MORNING.THE MUSEUM RECOGNIZES THEMEMORIAL DAY NATIONAL MOMENT OFSILENCE, FOLLOWED BY THECEREMONIAL RINGING OF THE BELL.YOU ARE INVITED TO COME OUTANDCOMMEMORATE MEMORIAL DAY WITHTHE STAFF HERE AT THE MUSEUM.ANOTHER THING THAT THE MUSEUMHAS DONE IS COMPILED INFORMATION-- A DIGITAL ARCHIVE IF YOU WILLOF PICTURES AND IMAGES AND OTHERARTIFACTS ABOUT SEVERAL PEOPLEWHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY ANDLOST THEIR LIVES SERVING IN THEMILITARY FOR OUR COUNTRY.THEY ARE EITHER FROM LOUISIANAHAVE SOME KIND OF CONNECTION TOTHE STATE.THAT IS A DIGITAL COLLECTIONTHAT YOU CAN FIND TO ON AWEBSITE AT WDSU.COM.

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The National WWII Museum in New Orleans will host several events for veterans and their families on Memorial Day.